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unravel

[uhn-rav-uhl] / ʌnˈræv əl /




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The risk is in how quickly it could unravel.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

It all began to unravel for Greensill when an insurance policy that kept the business humming expired in early 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Now Filip Krapels hopes to unravel the story and return it to Stan's descendants in Wales.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Last year, Barron’s reported on the rise of cryptographically relevant quantum computers—theoretical, fault-tolerant machines powerful enough to unravel modern public-key cryptography.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

I was scared I would ruin it, that things would unravel in the most horrible ways, and that I would have to go on simply pretending—as always—to be fine.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith




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